Inclosed display-rack.



W. K. WILLIAMS. INGLOSED DISPLAY BACK. APPLIOATION FILED JUNI: 17, 1909.

941,483. Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIcE. s.

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Specification of Letterslstent.

Application led June 17, 1909. l Serial No. 502,652.

LIAMs, a citizen of the United States of Amerlca, residing at Grand Ra ids,'in the county of Kent and State of Mic igan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inclosed Display-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in inclosed display racks, and its object is to provide a display rack having various novel features; to provide means for movablyl supporting the same within a case or cabinet, whereby the rack can be moved wholly outside of the cabinet at pleasure, and to provide the device with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, in W ich:`

Figure l is a perspective of a device emj bodying my invention with the rack `extended outside the case; Fig. 2 a detail in eleva.-

tion of one upper corner of the rack, and a part of the supporting slide; Fi 3 a detail of one end of thel brace rod an yoke connected therewith; Fig. 4 a detail of the opposite end of the brace rod; Fig. 5 a detail in plan view of a portion ofthe rack;

Fig. 6 an elevation of the same; Fig. 7 an enlarged detail in vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 a detail in plan f view of another portion of the rack; Fig. 9 an elevation of the same; Fig. 10 a detail in planV view of a portion of the bottom of the 1 rack and the guiding means therefor; and,

Fig. 11 an elevation of the same.

Like numbers refer to like parts in'all of the figures.' j

1 represents a case of any preferred and suitable dimensions and provided with a front door la. 2 is a telescopic extension slide of any convenient construction mounted in the top of the case, and adapted to extend outside the same. j

2a are clips whereby the up er member 3 of the rack frame is secure to the out wardly movable member of the slide and carried thereby wholly outside the case or 4frame,which members extend downward to near the bottom of the case and are connected at the bottom by a horizontal member 5. These upper and lower members 3 and 5 and vertical members 4 are connected at the corners by means of angular sockets 17', one part of each being provided with divided and clamping means 17a, whereb the vertical member is detachably secured t erein, the other part being fixed on the respective horizontal member, whereby the frame may be taken apart for convenience in storage or shipment.

To strengthen the frame, diagonal brace rods 15 are provided and attached to the vertical members of the `frame at one end by clips 14 and to the upper angle sockets at the other end by yokes 16 within which are nuts on the rods to tighten the same as shown in Fig. 3. i

Patented Nev. 3o, 1909.

At intervals on the vertical members 4 are v` ,upon which may be hung garments or other goods.

At intervals on the horizontal members 3? are also adjustable sleeves 6b held by set screws 20, which are also provided with op-v positely projecting pins 6a on which are other corresponding oppositely projecting arms 7.

I also provide adjustable shelves consist ing of parallel horizontal rods 10 spaced apart, which rods are supported upon arms 8 by means of clips 11. These clips are fixed on the ends of the rods 10 by Imeans of aslight enlargement 19 inthe rod near its inner end and within the clips. These clips extend downward from the rod and embrace the bars 8. The rods also rest in concavities or recesses 18 at intervals in the upper edges of the bars 8. vThese bars 8 are clamped upon the vertical members 4eby being overlapped opposite the same, and provided with concave po1tions 9 embracing the members 4 and the bars secured to each other by sluta le bolts as illustrated in Fi s. 5 and 6. These bars opposite the centra rod are chambered as at 18 in Fig. 5 to receive the end ofthe rod.

I also )refer to provide a basket 12, preferably `o open w1re work, and supported upon the lower member 5 of the frame, being secured in place by ,clips 13 embracing the vertical members 4 and attached tothe bas'- ket, whereby the basket is carried within the frame. At the bottom this frame jsguided l* in part by a rod 5a fixed to the back of the case and slidable within the tubularmember 5, and further guided byvmeans of a slide 21.j

beneath the member 5 and movablyattached to the bottom of the case by means of.. cli s 22, within which this slide is 'longitudmal y movable. A pin 24 limits the outward movement of the'slide, and on the outer end thereof is mounted upon vertical axes concave'irollers 23 which oppositely engage the lower 'member 5 of the frame and prevent the same from swinging laterally. These rollers engage the corner sockets 17 and limit and movably attached to the case, and rollers lonthe slide engaging opposite sides of the lower member of the frame to guide the same.

sible slide in the top of the case, a frame carried bythe slide and adjusted thereby wholly within thev case or wholly outside of the same, said' frame also having a tubular lower member, a slide movably attached to the bottom of the case and,located below the frame, rollers on the slide engagin opposite sides of the lower member o the frame, and a 'rod attached at one end to the case and slidable within the tubular lowermember of the frame at the other end.

3. A display rack, comprising a framev composed of two horizontal and two'vertical members, angle sockets detachably connect ying said members at their adjacent ends,

sleeves on the vertical members provided with sockets, horizontal members supported 2. The combination of a case, an extenupper and lower members, angular sockets "connecting the ends of said members, sleeves `havin oppositely projecting ins, and opposite y projecting arms on t e respective pins.

5. A display rack, comprising a rectangular frame having horizontal and vertical members, op ositely projecting arms overlapping at t eir adjacent ends and secured to each other and also provided with concave portions in said overlap ing ends to engage the vertical frame mem ers, and parallel rods supported by the arms.

6. A display rack, comprising a rectangular frame having vertical members, arms projecting horizontally from said members, rods extending between said arms, and clips located on the ends of the rods and embracing the arms.

7. A display rack, comprising a rectangular iframe having vertical members, arms projectin oppositely from said members and para el to each other, and also havin recesses at intervals, clips embracing sai arms, and parallel rods inserted in said clips and engaging the recesses in the arms.

8. A display rack, comprising a rectangular frame havmg vertical members, iat arms overlapping at their adjacent ends opposite the same members and -having concave portions to embrace the same, said arms also having recesses at intervals, parallel rods spaced apart and engaging the recesses, cli s embracing the arms and mclosing the en s of the rods, and meansI for securing the clips upon the ends of the rods.

9. A display rack, comprising horizontal top and bottom members, vertical members -connecting the ends of the top and bottomv rovided the said members to each other at their adjacent ends, detachable sleeves on the vertical members and having sockets, a horizontal member supported'in said sockets, sleeves on said member,and oppositely projecting arms on each of the sleeves.

llA display rack, com rising a frame having horizontal top and ottom members v and vertical members detachably secured to the top and bottom members, detachable sleeves on the vertical members and provided with sockets, a horizontal member in the sockets, sleeves on said members, oppositelyfor movably supporting the frame in the projecting arms on al1 of the sleeves, oppof. case. l V10 sitely projecting arms having overlappmg In testimony whereof I alix my signature ends provided with concave portions engagin presence of two'witnesses.

ing the Vertical members of the frame and WILLIAM K. WILLIAMS. secured thereto, rods supported by the arms, Witnesses: a basket mounted in the lower part of the C. S.. ALLEN,

frame and carried thereby, a case, and means B. VAN RY. 

